Tiffany Haddish Is About to Have Her True Movie Star Moment

Tiffany Haddish’s magical year is still unfolding. The comedian, who stole the summer with her performance in the blockbuster Girls Trip, has reportedly lined up two new studio films that will hopefully catapult her from breakout stardom to assured leading lady.

The first film is New Line’s The Kitchen, according to Variety, a drama based on a cult comic-book series about a group of Irish Mafia wives in 1970s New York. When the F.B.I. arrests some of their husbands, the women end up taking over the business, putting their own violent twist on things. The film will be directed by Straight Outta Compton writer Andrea Berloff, and will be produced by Michael De Luca.

Haddish’s next film is The Temp, a Universal film that will reunite her with Girls Trip power producer Will Packer. Few details are known about the plot of this film, which will be written by Dana Fox (What Happens in Vegas,How to Be Single).

Haddish has had a breakout year thanks to her star turn in Girls Trip, the raunchy comedy co-starring Queen Latifah,Regina Hall, and Jada Pinkett Smith, that pulled in $137 million worldwide. She played Dina, the firecracker best friend known for popping bottles, starting fights, and knocking back absinthe. Since then, Haddish has charmed her way into the mainstream, racing through the press circuit and serving up instantly memorable late-night appearances. Who could forget her hilarious story on * Jimmy Kimmel Live!* about taking Will and Jada Smith on a Groupon swamp tour?

She also hit a new benchmark over the weekend, hosting Saturday Night Live for the very first time and becoming one of only 12 black women to host the show in over 40 years. (Could it be the start of a dark-horse Oscar campaign?) She’s also kept busy with the Girls Trip momentum, releasing a Showtime stand-up special and announcing the release of an upcoming book, The Last Black Unicorn, a collection of personal essays about her tumultuous life and rise to stardom. Prior to becoming a star, Haddish was in and out of the foster-care system, and was briefly homeless while trying to make it as a comedian in Los Angeles.

Haddish has also announced a new 2018 stand-up tour, She Ready, which coalesces perfectly with her newfound recognition and rise to movie stardom.